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Composting - Greens and Browns

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  • 02-07-2010 3:37pm
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    redser7
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    Hi - I just got hold of 2 old but sealed bags of bark mulch. It looks pretty decomposed.
    My compost heap is mostly made up of green material, despite putting in as much newspaper and cardboard as I can. Can I add some of the mulch to balance it out? I heard that composting bark mulch can suck up nitrogen, so don't want to rob my pile of N.
    Thanks for any advise!


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    inishindie
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    Hi Sounds like good stuff.

    If the bark is well rotted it wont steal the nitrogen from plants. Things like fresh straw etc can steal the nitrogen. A good compost bin benefits from both the green and brown materials so I would go ahead and mix it in the best you can. We have (hopefully) a long summer ahead of us, so this should ensure the bark has really decomposed..

    Ian


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    redser7
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    Thanks a lot Ian


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